house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
chair; stool; post; office; position
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
leather; leather-bound; leathern
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
something; some kind of; for some reason
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
reason; cause; circumstances
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
silence (not speaking); muteness
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire